Ongoing Research Projects
National funding
Д01-271/02.10.2020 Project BULCode „Fostering plant biodiversity research capacity in Bulgaria through scientific excellence in DNA barcoding and metabarcoding“, National program “European Scientific Networks, Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria
2020-2023
PI: Dr. Georgi Bonchev
National Research Program: „Healthy nutrition for a strong bioeconomy and quality of life“
2019-2023
PI from IPPG – BAS: Prof. Violeta Velikova, participants from the lab: Dr. Vasilissa Manova, Dr. Irina Boycheva, Zlatina Gospodinova, Dr. Georgi Antov
National Research Program: „Environmental protection and reduction of the risk for adverse climate changes“
2019-2023
Project coordinator from IPPG – BAS: Prof. Valya Vassileva, participants from the lab: Dr. Georgi Bonchev, Dr. Vasilissa Manova, Dr. Irina Boycheva
КП-06-Н56/9 “Interdisciplinary biotechnological approach for analysis and modulation of the biological potential of the medicinal plant Nepeta nuda“
2021-2024
PI: Assoc. Prof. Miroslava Zhiponova (Sofia University). Partner: IPPG-BAS, participants from the lab: Dr. Georgi Bonchev, Dr. Zlatina Gospodinova, Dr. Georgi Antov
KP-06-N21/8. „Mechanisms of recovery from drought and frost-induced desiccation: strategies for survival of the resurrection plant Haberlea rhodopensis“.
2018-2023
PI: Prof. Katya Georgieva
Partners: Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, BAS, Agrobioinstitute – Agricultural Academy
КП-06-Н56/15 “Тhe ancient wheat – growth and physiological characteristics under unfavorable stress factors and possibilities to alleviate the negative effects” (2022-2025).
2022-2025
PI: Assist. Prof. Irina Moskova, IPPG-BAS, participants from the lab: Dr. Vasilisa Manova, Yana Koicheva
КП-06-Н43/6 “Investigation of bioflavonoid fustin for antitumor, anti-inflammatory and gastro-entero-hepatoprotective action in experimental pharmacological models”,
2020-2024
PI: Prof. Stefka Valcheva-Kuzmanova, MD, PhD, DSc, Medical University “Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov” – Varna, participants from the lab: Dr. Zlatina Gospodinova, Dr. Georgi Antov
КП-06-Н41/6 „Potentiating effect of Haberlea extract on soybean Bowman-Birk protease inhibitor in breast cancer cell lines”
2020-2023
PI: Assoc. Prof. Diana Zasheva, IBIR-BAS, Partners: IPPG-BAS, Agrobioinstitute – Agricultural Academy
International funding
BUL5016 IAEA Technical Cooperation Project „Improving the Productivity and Quality of Economically Important Crops through Mutation Breeding and Biotechnology“
2020-2023
PI from IPPG-BAS: Prof. Lyubomir Stoilov